Table 3.
Nine waterpipe-specific laws from six countries
| Country | Extract from legislation |
|---|---|
| Smoke-free law | |
| Costa Rica | “It is prohibited to smoke or to hold lit tobacco products and derivatives that discharge smoke, gases or vapors, in any of their forms or in devices, including the electronic cigarette and the waterpipe or hookah and similar devices used to concentrate or discharge smoke, gases or vapors of tobacco products and derivatives, in the following public and private spaces or places,….” (TC Regs Decree 37185) |
| Israel | “Personally or by means of another on his behalf, approached a person smoking or holding a lit cigarette, cigarillo, hookah, cigar or pipe in a public place requesting that he desist from the prohibited act, or took all reasonable steps to ensure the prevention of offenses under subsections 1(A) and 1(B).” (Prevention of Smoking and Exposure in Public Places Act) |
| Turkey | “No use of tobacco products shall be allowed in any indoor areas of any public and private buildings, including any places providing entertainment such as cafes, cafeterias, beer houses, hookah places, popular spots and club houses of any organisations and foundations, as well as restaurants. In any outdoor areas of any places providing entertainment such as cafes, cafeterias, beer houses, hookah places, popular spots and club houses of any organisations and foundations, as well as restaurants, certain arrangements shall be implemented in order to prevent any impact of smoke on other people by taking measures such as blocking tobacco smoke from leaking into the indoor areas.” (Turkey—Circular 2009–2013) |
| Turkey | “In addition to the regulations in the Regulation Concerning the Principles and Proceduresfor the Sale and Presentation of Tobacco Products and Alcoholic Beverages, the area/areas created for smokinghookah tobacco products belonging to businesses must;(a) be located at least 200 meters away from preschool institutions, after school course centers, studentdormitories and primary, secondary and high school institutions including private learning and teaching institutions….” Turkey-Regs on Hookah Business |
| Ukraine | “Smoking of tobacco products as well as electronic cigarettes and hookahs is prohibited” (Ukraine- Law No. 4844, SF amdts.) |
| Health warnings | |
| Israel | “No person shall market tobacco products in a package, including pipe tobacco or tobacco for narghilas in a bag, unless there is printed on it a warning in print letters, … (Law Restricting Advertising) |
| Lebanon | “The list of health warnings concerning the fatal and harmful effects of waterpipes includes the following sentences…….” (Lebanon-Decree 8991) |
| Turkey | “Health warnings for which the principle and procedure will be determined by the Board will be placed on the hookah bottles.”(Turkey- Regs on Hookah Businesses) |
| Advertising, sponsorship and promotion | |
| Turkey | “No type of advertisement, introduction, campaign, promotion or any type of activity whatsoever that promotes or encourages the consumption of tobacco products shall be organised in the area/areas belonging to the business where hookah tobacco is provided for consumption” (Regs on Hookah Business) |
| Russia | “Advertising of tobacco, tobacco products and smoking requisites, including pipes, hookahs, cigarette papers, lighters, and other similar products should not:…” (Law No. 38 FZ) |